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NO. 5822 -58TH YEAR.
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" CLINTON'S LEADING STYLE SHOPPE "
Among the Churches
Salvation Army
On Saturday and Sunday, Adjutant
and Mrs. Fisher of London, Ont., will
be conducting special services in the
Salvation Army hall. Saturday night
night at 8 p.m. Sunday morning at
11 a.m., Holiness meeting. Sunday
afternoon at 2.30 p.m, Sunday school.
Sunday night at 7 pm., Salvation
meeting.
The Home League of the Salvation
Army will be holding a supper in the
Salvation Army Hall, oh Wednesday,
March 7th.
Presbyterian Church
Sermon subject: "The Foolish Vir-
gins."
•
On Tuesday morning a special
meeting of the Huron Presbytery was
held in the Clinton church, to consid-
er the call of St. Andrew's Presby-
terian church, Trenton.
After the documents had been re-
ceived from the Kingston Presbyter-
and had been presented to the com-
missioners, it was agreed to grant
the translation of Dr. Dougan, to
take effect after Sunday, March 21st.
Themonthly ineeting of the Pres-
.byterian Women's Missionary Auxil-
iary will be held at the home of Mrs.
M. Ward on Wednesday, March 17th,
at 3 o'clock. Mrs. W. D. Fair and
Mrs. J. Wilson have charge of the
.topic and current events.
A full attendance is requested.
St. Paul's Church
A very special meeting of the Jun-
ior W. A. was held in the Owen Mem-
orial Hall on. Saturday afternoon, it
being the occasion of the first birth-
day of the organization.
A number of guests, mothers and
friends of the members, were present
and enjoyed the short service taken
girls, well
by the gis, as as the social cup
of tea they served.
The birthday cake with its one pink
candle graced the centre of the tab -
In and tall mink c' ndlee in"silver can
dlesticks shed their soft light on those
present.
The cake was cut 'and candles light-
ed by the president, Miss Lois Dra-
per, and little Neville Monteith later
enjoyed the fun, andthe honour, of
blowing out the Candles.
On display during the afternoon
were tables of work doneduringthe
year—Scrap books—and a number of
articles comprising' a layette, pretty
little baby dresses, bibs, etc as well
as several wool afghans, knitted ba-
by jackets, scarves, bonnets, bootees
and mitts, etc., and a lovely little
quilt of blue and pink flannelette.
The children were congratulated on
their splendid work, and all enjoyed
a happy birthday.
Wesley -Willis United Church
Morning subject: "His Peace." At
the evening service, the same, theme
will be presented through the beauti-
ful hymn, "Peace, Perfect Peace"
story of the origin of the hymn and
its remarkable message . will be gi-
ven. Few have caught the real pur-
pose of this hymn -but it is a sermon
in itself—we will endeavour to sing
the hymn as intended by the author.
The sermons of the day will deal in
different ways • with the- prevailing
sin of worry, and the way to pease,
perfect peace.
After the usual worship service
and topic on Monday evening, March
16th, at 8 p.m.'t"he Young People in-
tend holding a sacred musicale. The
program is under the direction of
Benson Sutter, the Missionary group
leader.
The Girl's Club met on Tuesday
evening at the home of 'Mrs, Alex.
Haddy, the group leader. Miss Flor-
ence Cuninghanie took the topic, "The
Life of Muriel Lester." Miss Lester
was an eccentric lady, whose father
left her considerable wealth, which
she did not want to use tor herself;
The income each year was devoted to
various charities. Mrs. Hearn and
Mrs, Patterson sang a duet, Miss
Winnifred: O'Neil read the passaao
CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 11TH, 1937
The Farmers' Market
Wheat, $1.23.
Oats, 40c to 50c.
Barley, $1.00.
Buckwheat, 80c.
Butterfat, Special, 28c; First, 26c.
Dairy Butter. 24c,
Eggs, 17c, 13c, 11s.
Hogs, $8.00.
Fellow Employees Honor.
John Livermore
The shipping room at the Clinton
Knitting Company's factory was the
scene of a happy 'gathering last Sat-
urday immediately following t h
blowing of the noon whistle.
when employees of all departments
and the office staff and management
assembled to honor John Livermore,
the night foreman, who in the after-
noon was deserting the ranks of the
bachelors for those of the benedicts.
When all had gathered, Andrew Steep
read a well -worded address and the
bridegroom -to -be was presented with
a handsome occasional chair and a
smoker set in walnut. Mr. Liver-
more made a fitting reply.
Funeral Of W. J. Yeo
The funeral of the late W. J. Yeo,
who died in Clinton Hospital on
March 5th, 1937, was held at his late
residence
on the. 9th Concession,
of Goderich Township, on Monday,
March 8th, conducted by Rev. J. W.
Herbert, pastor of the United church,
ilolmesville, of which the deceased
was an active member for a number
of years, serving on the Official
Board, and a member of the choir for
forty years.
The deceased was active in the
welfare of the community having
served as Commissioner of the Muni.
oipal Telephone Sysscm, and a Direc-
tor of the Agricultural Society.
Since his marriage 22 years . ago,
he had been engaged in farming, to-
gether with carrying on an Insurance
business.
He is survived by his widow (nee
Miss Jennie Woods). Two sons,
Harold and Eldon, and one daughter,
Reta, all at home; also by his moth-
er, Mrs. John W. Yeo, two brothers,
Dldrid and Lewis, and one sister,
Mrs. H. R. Forster.
The pallbearers were, Oliver Ed-
ward, Jas. Sterling, Chas. Wise, H.
J. Trewartha, Lorne Jervis and Bert
n s
Findlay. The flower bearers were,.
Ray Cox, Leslie Pearson, Kenneth
Ressor, Austin Harris, Frank and
Jack Yeo.
The friends and relatives from a
distance attending the funeral were
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Forster, Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Ressor of Locust Hill,
Mrs.W. J. Rennie and daughter of
Toronto, and Mr. Lewis Yeo of Win-
nipeg.
The respect in which the deceased
was held was reflected by' the many
floral tributes and the number which
followed him to his last resting ,place
at Maitland cemetery.
of scripture and Miss Bessie Smith
led in prayer. At the conclusion of
the meeting the hostess served a so-
cial cup of tea.
The Ever Ready Mission Circle will
hold its Easter meeting at the church
on Thursday, March 18th, at 8 p.m.
The play, "The Unshadowed Cross,"
will be .presented by fifteen members
of the Circle.
Ontario Street United Church
Topic for Sunday morning: "A man
approved of God." Theme for the ev-
ening: "Overpowered Hearts:'
The W. A. intend holding an old
time concert in the lecture room of
the church, on ..Thursday evening,
March 18th. '
The regular monthly meeting of
the W. M. S. was held in the lecture
room of the church, with Mrs. George
Shipley presiding. ' - The meeting op-
ened with the singing of the hymn,
"When I Survey t h Wondrous
Cross." Mrs. C. S.Hawke led in pray-
er.
At the conclusion of the business
session, Mrs. Amy Gibbings took the
chair and a splendid program was put
on by the leaders and members of the
Baby Band and the Mission Band. All
joined in singing, "There is a Green
Hill far Away." Mrs. Moffat Aiken
led in prayer: Mrs. Amy Gibbings
read the devotional leaflet. Miss Cor-
ona Wendell sang a solo, accompan-
ied on the piano by her mother. Mrs.
Sidney Thompson told something of
the Babies' Home in. Neemuch, Cen-
tral Africa. Thiswas followed by a
chorus by the members of the Mis-
sion Band. Miss Jean Elliott contri-
buted a solo. Miss Elva Wiltse gave
an interesting reading. Misses Ruby
and Edna Thompson . sang •a duet.
Mrs. Burton closed the meeting with
prayer.
T h e afternoon o f' • Wednesday,
March 31st, has been set aside for the
Easter Thankoffering meeting.
The Girl's Club will meet this
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock: at the
home of Mrs. H. McIntyre.
THE HOME PAPER.
Women's Institute
The regular monthly ,meeting of
the Women's Institute will be held
on :Tuesday 'afternoon, March 16th.
Mr. John S. Clark of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture will be present
to give an address and show slides en
"Horticulture". This subject will be
of interest to many and a good at-
tendance is expected. The roll call
will be answered by "My favorite
fruit" Please note thechange in
date, March 16th, which' is, the only
date available for Mr. Clark's lecture.
.Modern Hatchery
Clinton has an up-to-date hatchery
which is well worth seeing. Here
one finds ever:ening necessary in the
business, and all in one plant.
There are two iarge flocks of hens
which form .the foundation of the
business. Then one passes into the
egg room where the eggs are care-
fully weighed and placed on trays
before being placed in the incubators
These incubators have recently
been equipped with electricity which
is thermostatically controlled, there-
by insuring an even heat at all tines.
In another room there are hun-
dreds of baby chicks ready for ship-
ment. Still further along we find a
workshop in which the containers for
shipping are made. Then there is the
feed mixing room. Here the Jervis
concentrates are nixed, and made
ready. for shipping.
Thus we find a busy little industry
working away quietly and efficiently.
Now that the baby chick season is
here it is quite an education to see
how this business is handled.
Livermore—Barlow
A quiet but pretty wedding was
solemnized in Goderich at four -thir-
ty on Saturday afternoon, March
6th, when Mildred Roberta, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Barlow became the
bride of John Benjamin Livermore,
son of Mrs. S. G. Castle of Clinton
and of the late Daniel Livermore,
The ceremony, which was perform-'
ed by the Rev. C. F. •Clarke, took
place under a lovely. aarch,.fromswhich
hung a large white bell. The bride,
svho was given in marriage by her
father, entered the room, to the.
strains of the wedding march played
by Miss Susan Livermore, sister of
the groom.
The bride looked charming in a
coral dress with brown accessories.
Miss Nonie Barlow was her sister's
attendant, and wore a blue dress
with pink accessories. Mr. Harold.
Livermore o f Clinton: acted a s
groomsman for his brother.
The reception room was gaily de-
corated in pink and white. Receiving
with the bride were her mother, Mrs.
Barlow, in a navy blue chiffon and
Mrs. S. G. Castle, the groom's moth-
er; in black chiffon. •
The young Couple will reside in
Clinton. Many good wishes are' waft-
ed to them for the future.
Father and Son Banquet
The second Father and Son Ban-
quet was held in the Parish Hall of
St. Paul's : church. The banquet was
an outstanding success and is to be
an annual affair.
About sixty-five fathers and sons
sat down together to enoy ,the good
things provided. Stewart ' Taylor
was song leader and every one join-
ed in the singing.
Rey. K. McGoun welcomed the
Fathers and Sons in a brief address,
before turning the toast -list over to
Colonel Combe, who was toastmas-
ter for the occasion. The toast to
the King was proposed by Colonel
Combe and responded to by the 'sing-
ing of "God Save the King." Bill
Draper proposed the toast to "Our
Country," to which Major Firth re-
sponded. Murray Draper and Robin
Thompson contributed a violin ' duet.
"To :Our Town" was proposed by
Tom Cooke and responded to by Mr.
R. Draper, Sr. "To Our Church,"
was proposed by Mr. Franksand re-
sponded to by Mr. C. G. 1Vliddleton
"To Our Boys," proposed by Rev. K.
McGoun, and responded • to by Rev.,
W. G. Bugler.
The guest .speaker was Rev.' Mr.
Bugler of Bayfield, who responded to
the toast, "To our Boys." ' Mr. Bug-
ler gave a splendid, appropriate ad-
dress. He pleaded with the boys to
play fair, to listen to advice from
the "dads" and above all to put God
first in their lives. He then addres-
sed himself to the dads and asked for
a deeper and more sympathetic un-
derstanding between the fathers and
their sons. He said, "You cannot
give your sons what you haven't got
yourselves," and urged the fathers to
attend Sunday School and Church and
endeavor to set an example for the
boys to follow.
Mr. Ken Waters moved a vote of
thanks to Mr., Bugler which was se-
conded by Mr. Monteith, The meet-
ing was closed by the benediction by
Rev.' McGoun.
Look 'At Your Label
The mailing list has been corrected
to March 8th. Please look at your
label and if the correction has not
been made, let us know as soon as
possible.
The First Robin
Last year the first spring robin
was seen in Clinton on March 10th.
Has anyone seen a robin' in Clinton
this year? He is due to be here, but
this cold spell may be holding him
back.
His winter home is in the Southern
States. Around February 20th he
thinks it is time to start flying north
by slow stages. At first he may make
only thirteen miles a day. If the
weather is. warm, he speeds up a lit-
tle until he is travelling seventy miles
or more a day. Some day very soon
he will fly in to see us.
C. I. Board .Meeting
Minutes of a meeting of the Board
of Trustees of Clinton Collegiate In-
stitute held on March 8th, Colonel
Rance ,chairman; presiding. The min-
utes of the previous meetingwere
read and adopted.
The report of the recent inspection
by inspector, Mr. R. H. Wallace, was
read. Mr. Wallace reported the tea-
chers were doing satisfactory work
and they all had the necessary quali-
fications. .
n
The oral reading of the pupils was
satisfactory. The writing on the whole
was good, and the spelling tests were
satisfactory.
The results of the Departmental
examinations were very gratifying.
The Board may feel assured that a
good programme of work is being
carried on efficiently in the school.
It is fortunate that the ratio of
pupils to teachers is such as to per-
mit more attention to the needs of
individual pupils than is possible un-
der more crowded conditions.
Special mention was made of the
fine gymnasium and the clean condi-
tion of the building.
Passing Of William G. Hoy
William George Hoy, a resident of
Clinton for the past ten years, died
at the home of his son, William, Jr.,
on Thursday, March 5th.
The deceased was born December
7th, 1861, 0 a son f Mr. and Mrs.
George Hoy, Port Henry, New York
Gtate. Previous to moving' to Clin-
ton, he was well known in Morris
Township, having engaged in .farm-
ing there for 31 years,
He leaves to mourn, 4 sisters, Mrs,
W. Dobson Mrs. Frank Mrull and
Miss Minnie Hoy of Port Henry, N.
Y., and Mrs. Chas. Van Orman of Al-
bany, N.Y. One son, William of town,
4 nephews, 5 nieces and 4 grand -chil-
dren.
The funeral service was conducted
by Rev. C. W. D. Cosens from his
late residence on Saturday, March
Gth. During the service, Mrs. Merritt
Nediger-sang "Rock of Ages."
The pallbearers were, George Cook,
George Stevens, Harry Steep and Is-
aac Carter of Clinton; Robt. McDon-
ald of Morris Township and William
Mills of Blyth.
Interment was made • in Union
cemetery, Blyth.
Little Locals
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Worrell
of London have taken up residence in
Clinton. Mr. Worrell is Blockman for
the International Harvester Company.
A Tractor' School and Moving Pic-
tures will be held in Clinton in the
near future, full details appear on
another page of this issue.
Mr. Jack Scruton, driver for the
White Rose Company,, had the mis-
fortune to injure
is-fortuneto:injure his ankle this past
week -end will be unable to continue
his duties for a few days.
The Women's Association of Wes-
ley -Willis church are molding a sale
of Hoene Baking and Candy in the
Council Chambers on Saturday, Mar.
20th, at 2.30 p.m.
Mr. William Draper underwent an
operation in the Ciin:on Hospital on
Tuesday. Miss Jessie Cameron is
supplying in his .room in the Public
School.
Although the earthquake was more
severe in the counties south of Hu-
ron, various `residents of town and
vicinity report they experienced, the'
earth tremors.
Don't forget the Fashion Show,
which is being held in the Parish hall
of St. Paul's church tonight. Come
and see the new materials and styles
before .deciding on your spring tog
gery.
Exactly thirty-four years ago last
Monday evening Combe's drug store
burned in town. Mr. W. H. Hellyar
was telling us that lie remembered the
event clearly as it was the first Mon-
day he had spent in Clinton.
COLTS IN MIDDLE OF CHATHAM SERIES AFTER
0=4—
KNOCKING OFF ELORA ROCKS
Defeat Elora 11 To 6
' On The Round
Clinton Colts advanced another
step along the long, hard trail that
leads to the Int. "B" championship,
this week when they eliminated Elora
Rocks in home and home games by a
score of 11 to 6. The Colts won both
games,the first one in Elora by a
score of 3-2, and on Monday night
here, by a score of 8-4.
By defeating Durham, Elora stamp-
ed themselves as a hard outfit, and the
Colts went into the series knowing
full' well they would be tough to take,
and as a result theyy put up their best
effort of the year, and they were just
too much for the Rocks to handle.
Superior team play by the Colts told
(Continued on page 4)
IJ. and S. Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of
the Home and School Association will
be heldin the Collegiate auditorium
on Tuesday evening, March 16th, at
8 o'clock. Miss Alma Trewartha
and Mr. Jack Clancy, the winners of
the shields in'the oratorical contests,
will speak during the meeting. , The
music is being arranged by Mrs. E.
Wended.
Cat Turns On Hydro
JoAnn Cuninghane is sure she has
the brightest black and white cat in
this town. As a kitten, this pet was
taught to chase a ball and play with
strings.
One evening in the semi -darkness,
pussy spotted the switch cord hanging
from the lamp on the living -room ta-
ble. Ina moment it had caught the
pull cord in its paw, pulled hard, and
on came the hydro. JoAnne is right,
her pussy is quite clever. j
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Accept Challenge 1
Last week the "Roaring Lions" de-
feated the "Bruising Firemen," and
flushed with the heat of victory, stat-
ed they were willing to meet all Com-
ers.
The challenge has been accepted.
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Clinton Knitting Company's stal-
warts, "The Needles," state they will!
meet the "Lions" anywhere and any -1
time.
Since the weather is uncertain
these days, the challenge will no
doubt be . accepted dela
p withoutY
L. 0. L. Make Merry
Murphy L.O.L. No. 710 and Huron
L.O.B.A. held an enjoyable progres-
sive euchre and dance last Friday ev-
ening in their lodge rooms. Prize
winners in euchre were highest lady,
Mrs. H. Crittenden; highest man,
Thomas Churchill; consolation, Mrs.
W. McClinchey, Stewart Taylor. The
games were, followed by refreshments
ser'v'ed by the L.O.B.A. members, af-
ter which the floor was cleared for
dancing, for which music was, furnish-
ed by Mrs. Bert Irwin at the piano
and Mr. Marshall with the violin.
Germination Tests
In another column in this paper
will be found an advertisement by
the Department of Agriculture cal-
ling attention to the danger of far -
niers using seed without having ger-
mination tests made 'of it. A careful
perusal of this advertisement may be
of very great value to nnany of our
farmers. We know that most far-
mers are particular about sowing
good' seed free from weed seeds and
with a high germination test but
sometimes these matters are left off
until it is too near sowing time to
have these tests properly made, and
so this advertisement will just call
Win Opening Game In Chat-
ham To Tune Of 6-2
PLAY HERE' TOMORROW NIGHT
The Colts have certainly been:
flying high this week. After tucking
Elora Rocks away on Monday night,.
they were immediately booked to.
meet Chatham in their next round,:
and the Colts exceeded our fondest.
expectations when the drubbed the,
Chathamites 6 to 2. The return game
is to be played here tomorrow night
and Clinton will enjoy a four -goal
margin at the start of the game.
The Colts have lost only one game,
all year, and that was the second.
game they played against New Ham-
burg. Altogether they have won 9
games'in eleven played, lost one, and.
tied one. The loss and tie both came
at the start of the season,before the
boys really got going and both came
from New Hamburg. Since then they
have knocked off all opposition with.
little trouble and at present appear
to be sitting pretty for tomorrow
night's game.
Last night's game was broadcast
from station on CFC0 in Chatham, and
all ears in Clinton were glued to the
loud speakers for the play-by-play
description. ,
The Colts got away to a rather
shaky start, but no doubt this was
due to the long road trip and it took
time to get limbered up. Harold Gibbs
was missing from the line-up and
Doug. Kennedy was moved up from
defence to take his place on right
wing. "Riley" Johnston filled in for
him on defence.
Chatham ,had the better of the ar-
gument in the first part of the first
period. .After 4 minutes of play
Harding walked in to beat Stade for
the first counter. Stade saved bril-
liantly on several close in shots.
With the period hall+ gone Don. Mc-
Kay knotted the count on a nice solo
effort, banging his own rebound past
Tremaine. Asthe period neared the
end Pugh put Chatham one up, but
Clinton was coming strong and only
the good work of Tremaine and some
poor shooting by Clinton, kept them
off the score sheet. The period od end-
ed 2-1. No penalties were given.
From the second period on Clinton
showed their superior strength and
ran in five goals while Chatham were
unable to beat Stade. After some fine
saves by Tremaine, Kel. Streets fin-
ally all knotted the count at the 15 min-
ute mark and only the Chatham goa-
lie kept the Colts from taking a lead.
Kennedy and McKay -served time for:
Clinton, and Stover for Chatham.
The third period saw the Colts•
showing their class when they shoved'
home four goals. Shortly after the
start of the period Kel. Streets snip-
ed his second goal on a nicely man-
euvered play with . "Red" Rath and
Ken. Pickett. Rath faked a pass to.
Pickett, then fed it to Streets who,
streaked in for the tie-breaker. Lett -
of Chatham was penalized, and Clin-
ton took advantage of the break.
Frank Me wan came into his own at
this juncture when he picked the cor-
ner of the net twice in less than two
minutes. The first came while Lett
was off and the second a minute lat-
er with both teams at full strength,
R. McEwan gave -him the pass for.the
second one. Clinton was having a
decided edge in the play and Tire -
mine was having a hot time, saving
his team. The Colts scored one from
a pile-up in front of the Chatham net
but the referee disallowed it. - In the
closing ;minutes "Bonnie" Foster
snared the puck from a Chatham
player in front of their net and pul-
led Tremaine out for the final court
ter: The final score was 6-2.,
All the locals played brilliantly:
(Continued on page 4)
their attention to the necessity' of
having this work done in good time
before seeding begins.
Another For Ripley
Something new in engine trouble:
happened' to J. N. Stephenson of Sea-
neville, Quer, the other day. The mo-
tor coughed and the car kicked and
jumped, indicating that one or more
cylinders was not working. Probably
a cracked spark plug and a short cir-
cuit. So, to the garage. The atten-
dant opened the hood—and :laughed.
"Here's a new one," said. Ise. "I've
known cows, pigs, and even moose to
stop a car,, but this is the first time
I ever heard of its being done by a
rat." Sure enough, the long-tailed
rodent had crawled on top of the en
gine to get warm and made a short
circuit across two spark plugs which,
in the 1936 Oldsmobile, are set in the
top of the engine. The garage main
said it was worth admission and
amusement tax.
Chatham Plays Here
To -morrow Night
Hockey fans will want to see the
game to -morrow night. The season. ,
is fast drawing to a close with only
some half dozen teams left in the
running. : The winner of this series.
will' likely play the winner of the;
Acton-Simcoe, series. With uncertain.
weather conditions, games in the lo-
cal arena are rather uncertain, and
fansshould avail themselves of the
opportunity o f, seeing ' tomorrow
night's gate at all costs. • Chatham
are in a desperate position and will
no doubt 'throw caution to the wind
in an effort to overcome the four
goal ' deficit, and although the Colts.
beat them, they are by no means a
weak ' team and the game tomorrow
night will be fast and exciting, as
both teams have plenty of speed.
Chatham have a coloured boy play-
ing for them, and he is reported ton
be about the best man thew' have.